By MIKE STOBBE and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s top public health agency on Thursday relaxed its COVID-19 guidelines, dropping the recommendation that Americans quarantine themselves if they come into close contact with an infected person. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also said people no longer need to stay at least 6 feet …

Jal schools go remote for 4 days amid virus surge CURTIS C. WYNNE NEWS-SUN JAL — With an abundance of caution, and some degree of optimism, the Jal public schools closed in-person classrooms this week due to increased positive coronavirus tests. Students returned to remote learning for four days. Jal’s junior and senior high schools were dismissed early on Thursday …

Jal schools go remote for 4 days amid virus surge CURTIS C. WYNNE NEWS-SUN JAL — With an abundance of caution, and some degree of optimism, the Jal public schools closed in-person classrooms this week due to increased positive coronavirus tests. Students returned to remote learning for four days. Jal’s junior and senior high schools were dismissed early on Thursday …

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) announced on Wednesday that it is implementing revised federal guidance surrounding isolation and quarantine for COVID-19, effective on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022. Background On Dec. 27, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reduced its recommended COVID guidelines for isolation (when you are sick or infected with COVID) and quarantine (following exposure) …

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s state legislative complex will be open to the public during upcoming Legislative sessions, but only for those who provide proof of vaccination. New rules will also prohibit performances, advocacy booths and tours at the state capitol starting Dec. 6, when the Legislature meets for redistricting — setting new political boundaries based on 2020 …

(AP) — The fate of President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private employers could come down to the bounce of a ping-pong ball. Republican officials in 27 states, employers, and several conservative and business organizations filed challenges to the mandate in numerous federal courts shortly after the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration released details of the emergency rule …

N.M. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham administration issued a public health order extending the statewide requirement that face masks be worn in all indoor public spaces, with only limited exceptions and regardless of vaccination status. The extension of the mask wearing order will be effective through Dec. 10. Staffed hospital beds remain in dangerously short supply, as primarily unvaccinated individuals continue …

SANTA FE – The statewide requirement that face masks be worn in all indoor public spaces, with only limited exceptions and regardless of vaccination status, will be effective through at least November 12, the Office of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Friday. The governor, acting upon the counsel and analysis of the state Medical Advisory Team and state health officials, …

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic appears to be cycling down in Lea County — again. That was the word from Nor-Lea Hospital District CEO/Administrator David Shaw during an online update broadcast on social media Friday morning. While the daily case count in Lea County has declined slightly to about 40 per 100,000 residents, positivity rate still remains relatively high at 11 …

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic appears to be cycling down in Lea County — again. That was the word from Nor-Lea Hospital District CEO/Administrator David Shaw during an online update broadcast on social media Friday morning. While the daily case count in Lea County has declined slightly to about 40 per 100,000 residents, positivity rate still remains relatively high at 11 …